As a legendary boxing photographer, who has snapped pictures of some of boxing’s very best, Los Angeles-based Chris Farina has (literally) had ringside seats for some of the boxing’s elite, classic battles over the last 25 years. From Ring Magazine to Top Rank Boxing to ESPN, Farina has shot for boxing’s best platforms.

However, before Chris got behind the lens, the Farina name was already a player in the sport through his father Joe, who recently passed at the age of 85. The elder Farina, who took his family from Pittsburgh to Tupelo, Mississippi and then to Las Vegas, had an adventurous and exciting life worth remembering.